Mawmaw Ruby's Recipe Box
Blueberry Pie
With July being Blueberry month – here are a few fun facts from the USDA and a great pie recipe adapted from Better Homes and Garden. ▪ Blueberries grow in clusters on bushes but don’t ripen at the same time ▪ Blueberries are also called star berries ▪ Wild blueberries grow on low ...
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Classic Chocolate Sauce for Chocolate Bread
Remember the mornings when Momma pulled out the skillet and reached for the Hershey’s Cocoa powder. You knew what she was going to make; you ran to get the Evangeline Maid Bread so you could be the first to get served delicious Chocolate Bread. Ingredients1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup unsweetened ...
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Blackberry Dumplings
Snakes and Blackberries go hand in hand. If you have ever picked blackberries you probably know that, already! The picture shown is the blackberries cooking before adding the dumpling. IngredientsBLACKBERRIES 1 gallon blackberries 4 cups sugar (may need 5 cups) 3 quarts water DUMPLINGS 1 1/2 cup self-rising flour 3 ...
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Sausage and Pecan Filled Tart
A tart is defined an open pastry case containing a filling. This savory recipe is the perfect for tart filling. The recipe uses either a mini filo shell, puff pastry or your own ready to fill tart. A unique combination – the taste is mouthwatering and very appealing, good-tasting and savory: This link ...
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Heather’s Fried Battered Shrimp and Fish Fry Mix
A wonderful homemade fried battered recipe for your choice of food! The homemade fish fry is also great for catfish, eggplants, zucchini or any foods requiring a light batter. Use the egg batter or simply wet the item with water, shake excess water and roll in fish fry mixture. Ingredients2 ...
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Crawfish Bisque
Get fo’ or t’ree of y’all’s people together; maybe your nonc or your parraine and Granmere’ and f’sho your cher ami, especially if y’all make double or quadruple batches. Good company around the make-table makes the time go fast and the food taste better. This recipe quantity allows for freezing. If ...
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Shrimp Grits
Always a hit at brunches. Just ask that Jenny girl. Ingredients1 pound medium to large shrimp, peeled & deveined 1/4 to 1/2 stick butter 1/2 cup chopped green onions 1/4 pound fresh, sliced mushrooms 1/4 tsp salt 1 tsp garlic powder or 1 clove minced garlic or both 1 tbsp ...
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Some Good Grits
My friends all go to town on these incredible grits. Use this dish as a base for Sausage or Shrimp Grits. Ingredients4 ounces butter 1 quart (4 cups) chicken stock/broth 1/4 cup chopped green onions 1/4 cup heavy cream or Half n Half 1 cup grits 4 ounces swiss or ...
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Hopping John Black Eye Peas
Our recipe submitter writes: I’m not Cajun, just an ole Mississippi boy, but my Granddaughter married a boy from Mamou so I feel like I’m part of the family. I think all of my Cajun friends will like this dish. Ingredients1 cup dried black-eyed peas 2 or 3 slices bacon ...
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Black-Eye Pea Jambalaya (Rice Cooker)
Plug in dat rice cooker! This is a fast and easy dish to make in your rice cooker. Ingredients3/4 stick butter 1 small onion, chopped 1 small bell pepper, chopped 1 pound smoked sausage sliced and browned 1 1/2 cup raw rice Creole or Cajun Seasoning to taste 1 14oz ...
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Spicy Chicken & Sweet Potatoes
I came up with this combination as a weekday after work, something good in a hurry – What’s in the kitchen moment. It’s a healthy and surprisingly tasty dish. Ingredients4 medium frozen skinless chicken breasts 3 medium sweet potatoes peeled & diced in one inch cubes 2 tbsp extra virgin ...
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Tante Linda’s Buttermillk Fig Preserve Cake with Buttermilk Glaze
Grab those fig preserves that you have hiding in the kitchen cabinets and get to baking and make this rich, decadent Cajun fig preserve cake. Ingredients2 cups flour 2 cups sugar 1/2 cup cooking oil 1 cup buttermilk 3 eggs 2 cups fig preserves 1 cup chopped pecans 1 tsp salt 1 ...
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Lump Crab and Corn Beignets
MawMaw halved the recipe and still made 20 beignets. Ingredients4 cups canola 3 cups flour 2 cups milk 1 tbsp baking powder 1 tbsp seasoned salt 1 tbsp garlic 1 tsp thyme 1 tsp Original Louisiana hot sauce 1 pound lump crab meat 2 cups fresh corn cooked 1/4 cup ...
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Shrimp and Tasso Pasta in Olive Oil
Tasso, a nicely seasoned, intensely flavored smoked pork, adds a wonderful flavor to this dish. This recipe also goes really well with grits. Ingredients1/3 cup olive oil 2 cloves garlic, chopped 1/3 cup diced Tasso 1/2 pound peeled shrimp 2 tsp Creole seasoning 1/4 red bell pepper, diced 1 zucchini, ...
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Sausage Mac and Cheese
A good twist on plain old Mac and Cheese. Ingredients9 tbsp unsalted butter 1/2 to 1 pound smoked sausage 1 pound pork sausage or regular-spicy Italian sausage 1 cup chopped yellow onions 1/2 cup chopped green pepper 1 tbsp Creole/Cajun Seasoning 4 tsp minced garlic 1/2 tsp anise seeds (optional) ...
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